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Israel’s Constitution: From 1948 to the Present
Introduction Israel is one of only two democracies in the world (alongside England) that has not enacted a formal constitution, despite a...


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Yitzhak Rabin
1922 - 1995. Yitzhak Rabin was Israel's former IDF Chief of Staff, the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate....

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Mapai - Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael
The Workers Party of the Land of Israel Established in 1930, the Mapai party resulted from the union of two parties: Ahdut HaAvoda and...

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The parable of the full cart and the empty cart
Meshel Haagala hameleah veHaagala hareikah The parable of the full cart and the empty cart is the name given to an opinion expressed by...


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Berl Katznelson
1887 - 1944. Berl Katznelson was one of the intellectual founders of Socialist Zionism, instrumental in the establishment of the modern...


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The Status Quo Agreement
The Status-Quo Agreement, initially established through a letter on the 19th of June 1947, was an understanding reached with religious...

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Agudat Israel
Agudat Israel is a political party founded in 1912 in Poland. It was intended to be a political tool to preserve the ultra-Orthodox way...


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David Ben Gurion
1886 - 1973. David Ben-Gurion (born David Grun) was an Israeli politician and the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Born in...


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Levi Eshkol
1895 - 1969. Levi Eshkol was an Israeli politician and the third Prime Minister of the State of Israel, between 1963 and 1969. You can...

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Administrative Districts (Mehozot)
The State of Israel's administrative organization is based on three levels of governance: The Central Government, Districts, Local...


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What is the Knesset?
Name The name "Knesset" comes from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or "Great Assembly" in Hebrew, which was a group of 120 scribes, sages,...
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